Above: Catalyst student coach Odie at the Ontario College Athletic Associan All-Star Game last weekend. The West won, 94-85.
Seven rounds for time of:
185 pound Front squat, 3 reps
7 L-pull-ups
Are you "Canada's Best Athlete?" The Fitness Decathlon aims to find out…..but will it really shine light on athleticism?
As a society we don’t test because we don’t want to know. We put the ball on a tee to be certain of a hit. Participation earns a trophy. Podiums have five steps. There is no penalty for losing. This, when virtually every coach and player and thinker agree that losing teaches the lessons; while winning results from having learned (and applied) those lessons. Without tests or boundaries how is one supposed to grow? When everyone is a winner who is left to learn the lessons? Conscious rejection of objective measuring sticks and periodic tests suggests the decline and fall of mankind. Today we’re a species of pretenders, and wanna-bes, and (in this country) obesity. I say bring on the killer cockroaches and whoever survives can start this party over. " – Mark Twight, Self-Delusion
Want to commit to a REAL challenge? Our Fight On Friday pre-registration is here. Click to register; there's a $10 entry fee, and 100% of the proceeds are going to support the travel of Josh and Whit to Canadian Regionals! Go Green Army!